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latch

[lach] / lætʃ /




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Nathan Collins pulled back Bryan Mbeumo as he was about to latch on to a pass in the 71st minute.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Still, the look didn’t fully latch on in South Korea until last year after a K-pop singer named Mimi, part of the “Oh My Girl” group, confessed to using elf-ear tape.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

“But if that shock continues, they will latch onto it. They will follow those trends and typically, they’re going to do much better than anyone else in these environments.”

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

"We were able to see, almost atom by atom, how statins latch onto this channel," said lead author Dr. Steven Molinarolo, a postdoctoral researcher in UBC's department of biochemistry and molecular biology.

From Science Daily • Jan. 31, 2026

As she and Sue bent over to latch their seat belts, Akira noticed three shiny pinkish lines on the left side of Sue’s forehead.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz




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